Case overview
Junko Furuta (Japanese: 古田 順子, Hepburn: Furuta Junko; 18 January 1971 – 4 January 1989) was a 17-year-old Japanese high school student who was abducted and killed. On 27 November, Furuta's parents contacted the police about her disappearance. [1]
The identities of the defendants were sealed by the court, as they were all legally juveniles (under age 20). In early 1989, Miyano and Ogura were arrested for kidnapping and gang raping a 19-year-old woman in December 1988. To discourage further investigation, the kidnappers forced Furuta to call her mother three times to convince her that she had run away but was safe and staying with friends. [2]
